Super Bill! It demonstrates just how well a very small effective radiated power will do when you hang around the edge of the maximum usable frequency.
Of course, at 30 feet your dipole is at an ideal height for 20. You get a lot of gain from the ground reflection for low-angle lobes at about 1/2 wave up (appx. 30 feet on 20). That can be 5 or 6 dB - a full S-Unit or more - over a vertical in the favored directions. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- I guess I'll call it "The Golden QSO", ... I hear SM3DBU on 14.061... I sent out my call, and wham! My call comes back at me, along with a 589 sig report. From Sweden. To middle Tennessee. Using 3 watts. On a dipole up 30 feet. ...Next, I guess I'll go throw 25 feet of wire over a tree limb and look for JA calls, hi hi! I think anything is possible! 73, Bill Shappley K4DXU FP # 884 Fists # 10646 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
